How can I avoid getting cancer if all the people I know smoke?

Question

Not Breathe? I have tried.

Look Jeffrey S Hombre Idiota, que claramente no se ha educado BIEN. I am puertorican so clearly I have american citizenship since I was born. I SWEAR TO MY LIFE. That you didn't even knew that puertoricans were americans officially. That's an example of how dumb americans are. They have no clue about the territories that belong to the U.S either.
I CRITIZE YOU YANKEES BECAUSE YOU ARE TOO DUMB TO DIFFERENCE LATIN AMERICAN CULTURES, AND PUT ALL THE LATINS IN THE SAME BOX AND LABEL THEM ALL AS BEANERS.

AND YES I ENJOY eating MY ARROZ CON POLLO con HABICHUELAS. LAMBON!

Answer 1

Here are some facts about smoking and cancer which might help you in making some decisions yourself:

1- Only a small minority of those who smoke get cancer but majority of those who get lung cancer are smokers. What does it mean? It means that one should not be too much paranoid but do everything you can to avoid smoking.

2- The longer one is exposed to smoking the greater the risk. Second hand smoking has a ratio of 6. It means if six cigarettes are lit in a room, those who are not smoking end up having nicotine equal to one cigarette has.

3- There is no known significant test which can be done to detect early lung or smoking related cancer therefore prevention is the only option one has. Lung cancer is still the leading cause of death in USA! Some of the those are treatable at detection majority are not. Be reminded that even treatable lung cancer does not always means cure but merely increase in longevity relative to untreatable one at the cost of significant amount of money and discomfort.

4- What all this boils to is that number one precaution " do not smoke ". Number two if someone else is smoking in the room one of you has to leave , preferably the smoker otherwise yourself.

Hope this will help you in making adjustment in your lifestyle.
Wiseman

Answer 2

My husband faces the same problem only he has had 3 siblings die of cancer, and one has been diagnosed with lung cancer. All of them smoked most of their lives. My husband stopped smoking in 1977, but he is sure he will get cancer. He now eats healthy, stays away from places that don't ban smoking as much as he can, takes all kinds of supplements and sees his doctor about 3 times a year. I have put a sign outside my front door that asks people entering my home to please not smoke.

Answer 3

Smoking is the only cause of cancer? Worry about things you have control over. You could get cancer from so many other sources it's ridiculous.

Worry more about what the government allows to be put into our food. Did you know that one of the main ingredients in **** and Span floor cleaner is also in Cheerios? (TriSodiumPhosphate) Check it out.

Answer 4

Mom was right -- you ought to eat your veggies.

Not to please anyone or earn dessert, but because it might help you avoid cancer.

Reams of research have shown that fruits and vegetables are cornerstones of a healthy diet.

Now, scientists report that compounds in broccoli sprouts, cabbage, and garlic might help prevent cancer.

Don't get too hung up on any particular item. Go for a well-rounded mix, with plenty of brightly colored produce. Just don't overload it with fat, salt, or sugar.

Lots of things affect cancer. You can't control it all, and science doesn't have cancer all figured out. But you can choose what you put on your plate.

Mom would be proud.

Answer 5

Erm, I hate to burst the liberal bubble, but second hand smoke is not as harmful as they'd like you to believe.

British scientists have long proven second hand smoke does not subject your body to the same level of carcinogens that first hand smoke might.

About the only thing you'll suffer from hanging around your friends is smelling like smoke, an itchy throat and watery eyes.

Answer 6

Okay for real, cancer is a serious things and a subject lots of people do not take lightly. I am sure you have learned plenty about this and that you indeed know the answer to your question!~

Answer 7

Change your circle of friends !

You won't be able to convince them to stop smoking, so there is no other solution for you than to search for new friends.

Answer 8

Hey, before you call Americans clowns, regarding your immigrant question, understand that, YES, we are a country of immigrants, but our ancestors came here LEGALLY, and adapted to American culture, they learned English, and we borrowed from their culture, which makes our country great. Today's ILLEGAL aliens, who you call "immigrants" enter out country by sneaking through the borders, are too lazy and arrogant to learn English and demand that we conform to their ways of life, they are often violent criminals who are unwanted in their own countries. They want benefits that not even many Americans have such as health care.

To compare today's illegal aliens with brave immigrants of the past is ridiculous, and I suggest you research and learn the complete facts before you make ask any more racist-bigoted questions. You had the nerve to call some of us bigots in your questions, but you are by far worse then any of them. As for the generalizing you like to do, the joke is on you. You also seem to hate America, so why bother using Yahoo, which is an American corporation?? Enjoy your rice and beans! Mujer loca`estupida!!!


Hey, everyone, read her questions! She hates Americans and everything they stand for!

Answer 9

You should start smoking yourself! You don't know what you're missing! Smoking is wonderful. Just start, you'll see what you've been missing!.

Answer 10

Get new friends or just meet with them outside.